Enjoyed on draft at the Lake House Grille in Meredith NH. Pours a nice copper color with a foamy white head that retreated slowly and gentle lacing along the glass. Smells of earthy hops and a caramel-toffee aroma. The taste is where this beer made its mark. Getting those hops, caramel, and some malts all mixed in. Pretty good carbonation and nice feel on the palate. Overall, I found myself really digging this pale ale and I'm glad I went for this brew. I recommend this one!

I found this at Ayotte's in Hudson for about 3 bucks. What a great find! When i poured it into a glass I wasn't impressed with the color. It's not a dark as I might've expected, kind of an almost-burnt orange that lets a lot of light through. The watery foam doesn't stick around long, and the combination of those two points didn't fill me with confidence. The flavor, however, is fantastic. The beer is perfectly bitter for a PA. Mouthfeel is on the thin side, but that is easily forgiven by the overall deliciousness. This would be a perfect beer for someone who is new to the world of good beer. I will buy this regularly.

From the bottle stamped Best By 07/03/14. Sampled on January 19, 2014.

The Common Man is a family-owned restaurant chain with locations all over the state of New Hampshire from fine dining to even a 50's style diner. This is their house brew available for now in a bottle.

It pours medium copper with very good clarity and a full cream colored head that settles down some but generally stays around.

It smells like a quality American Pale with toasted biscuit, caramel, toffee, and a mildly present earthy hop note.

The body is a bit better than medium.

The taste is well balanced with a toasted biscuit malt and barley beginning and a slightly bitter and dry finale. Enjoyable and easy to drink.

Bottle from Bert's
So as I understand it the Common Man in Windham NH had a few too many electrical fires so the fire dept shut them down for a bit which left Smuttynose with a bit too much of their beer, that they apparently sent into distribution. 3.50 for a bomber and I am a happy customer!
Pours a crystal clear medium golden color with a huge fluffy bone white head that persists forever. Aromas of caramel and bready malt with a bit of earthy hop to counter and a hint of mineral water. The flavor is huge on the caramel and bready malt with bits of sulfur and mineral. Moderate earthy hops and a hint of butterscotch round out the flavor. Medium body with a moderate to high level of carbonation and a sweet slick mouthfeel. Old school pale ale, that I rather enjoyed. I've probably had this before at the restaurant, but nice to sit down and really evaluate it.